Sunday Aug. 16th, Seth wasn't feeling to well. When we returned home from church, I could tell that Seth was having a hard time breathing. His little stomach would retract in and out, and it looked like he was not able to get a full breath. I mentioned to Matt, that I thought something was wrong with Seth, but he hadn't noticed it, so when Matt got Seth up from his nap, he came in to me and said he saw what I had been talking about. We decided that we needed to take him in to be looked at. So with the whole family in tow, we went for a family ride to the emergency. After evaluating him, it showed that he was having trouble breathing, and he began fevering, they thought it was best that Seth should be admitted to the hospital, to be monitored throughout the night. Matt left with the other two, to get them dinner, and clothes for me. While he was gone, I had to hold Seth down while they drew blood, and give him an IV. Once the IV was in I picked him up, and he threw up all over me. What does one do, no change of clothes, no shower, a child who is sick, and all he wants is his mommy, even if it means he has to lay on her puked on clothes. Luckily one of the nurses brought me some scrubs to wear. The ambulance finally came, and we get admitted to the hospital. Needless to say it was a very long night, with not much sleep in it. So the diagnosis for little Seth, he is asthmatic, but they can't term him that until he is two, but they still treat it the same. We stayed in the hospital for two days, they wanted to be sure that he reacted well to the treatment. He became asthmatic due to the onset of a cold. They were a bit worried for him to be having this in the middle of Aug., and with the cold season coming very soon, it was very important that they find treatment that will help him, and not have to go to the hospital everytime he has a cold. He is doing much better. Both Matt and I started getting sick with a cold the same day we admitted Seth into the hospital. A week and a half later I was still so ill. I have never felt so sick in my life. I was so miserable, and I just couldn't shake this horrible cough and conjestion. Finally, I received an antibiotic from the Dr., and I am feeling so much better. I am so glad these last two weeks are behind us. Hopefully, we will be able to make it through the winter months.
This is cute Seth waiting to get released from the hospital.
This is the other two monkeys that had lots of fun on Seth's hospital bed. Nothing like caging the little monkey's.
5 comments:
I am so glad he is okay. That is so scary! Let us know what the Dr's say about the asthma. Not fun!!
Sorry to hear about all of that - I haven't talked to you in forever! Cameron had asthma at that age as well - each cold he had took longer to get rid of. Luckily he didn't mind the nebulizer and he has since grown out of it! Glad to hear you are feeling better!
Oh, Becky, I'm so sorry. I hope you can get him taken care of so you know what to do another time. I wish I could've been there to help.
Poor little Seth. I am glad to hear he is doing better. I sure hope they can find the right medicine for him. I will keep him in our prayers.
Love ya guts!
Marcie
I hope they gave you a nebulizer, they save my life every fall, winter, and spring. I am sorry, asthma isn't fun, especially the kind that comes along easily. Luckily, the kind that only seems to get aggravated by colds seems easier to deal with, to me anyway. (That is the kind most of my family has.)
My advice? Start asthma meds at the first sign of a cold, so it doesn't make it into his lungs as easily.
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